What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for FANG FY2025 Earnings?

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and natural gas company will post earnings of $13.89 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $13.79. The consensus estimate for Diamondback Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Diamondback Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $14.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $15.58 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on FANG. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Diamondback Energy in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $227.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on Diamondback Energy from $195.00 to $157.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Barclays cut their price objective on Diamondback Energy from $210.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $167.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Diamondback Energy from $212.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $209.92.

Diamondback Energy Stock Performance

Shares of FANG stock opened at $155.00 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $161.32 and a 200-day moving average of $170.94. Diamondback Energy has a one year low of $137.09 and a one year high of $214.50. The company has a market cap of $44.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.85.

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The oil and natural gas company reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.55 billion. Diamondback Energy had a return on equity of 13.68% and a net margin of 33.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lakewood Asset Management LLC grew its position in Diamondback Energy by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 11,340 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $1,858,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. West Family Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 1,852 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Diamondback Energy by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,247 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock valued at $532,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Barden Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Diamondback Energy by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Barden Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,380 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $718,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in Diamondback Energy by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,795 shares of the oil and natural gas company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Diamondback Energy

In other news, Director Frank D. Tsuru acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $156.51 per share, with a total value of $313,020.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 5,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $896,802.30. The trade was a 53.62 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Diamondback Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This is a positive change from Diamondback Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.90. Diamondback Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 25.32%.

About Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc, an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. It focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware basin, which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico.